Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2025
DOI
10.18260/1-2--57315
Publication Title
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Pages
10 pp.
Conference Name
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 22-25, 2025, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Abstract
The area of autonomous vehicles is not new, but the latest advances in various technologies gave it a new boost in the last decade and it keeps growing in interest. However, undergraduate curricula rarely include courses specific to this area, which is considered mostly an interdisciplinary graduate field. While various programs introduce students to the background needed to understand and approach the field, specific work on autonomous vehicle projects is left for extra curriculum activities or student clubs, and eventually for senior (capstone) projects. This paper presents the work of a team of electrical engineering technology students on an autonomous vehicle project using the Qcar from Quanser, with mentorship from a graduate student in mechanical engineering. The paper discusses the teamwork collaboration, the learning curve, the motivation built by the availability of a Quanser student competition, and how the work was integrated in a senior project design for the engineering technology students.
Rights
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Original Publication Citation
Popescu, O., Beaver, L., Kuzlu, M., & Kaipa, K. (2025). Using Quanser platform to introduce engineering technology students to autonomous vehicles [Paper presentation]. 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--57315
ORCID
0000-0002-9770-2740 (Beaver), 0000-0002-8719-2353 (Kuzlu), 0000-0002-8095-938X (Kaipa)
Repository Citation
Popescu, Otilia; Beaver, Logan; Kuzlu, Murat; and Kaipa, Krishnanand, "Using Quanser Platform to Introduce Engineering Technology Students to Autonomous Vehicles" (2025). Engineering Technology Faculty Publications. 265.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/engtech_fac_pubs/265
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